At the age of 89, Clint Eastwood is still a prolific director and his latest film, Richard Jewell is his best film in a decade. Richard Jewell (Paul Walter Hauser) was a man who admires law enforcement and wants to become a law enforcement officer. Unfortunately, he has issues with overstepping his authority. During the 1996 Olympic […]
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1917 Review
Sam Mendes’ World War One film 1917 is seen as one of the leading contenders for the 2020 award season, and for good reason. Lance Corporal Tom Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman) and Lance Corporal Will Schofield (George MacKay) are two British soldiers fighting on the front lines in France. They’re given a mission by General Erinmore (Colin Firth) […]
Jojo Rabbit Review
Following on from his adventures in the Marvel Cinematic Universal New Zealand filmmaker Taika Waititi makes a smaller and more divisive film with Jojo Rabbit. Johannas “Jojo” Betzler (Roman Griffin Davis) is a 10-year-old boy living in Germany during the tail end of the Second World War. Like many boys at the time, he’s a member of […]
Bombshell Review
Bombshell is a retelling of the 2016 sexual harassment scandal that rocked Fox News, one of the most powerful media organisations in the United States. Bombshell follows three women as face off against the powerful head of Fox News Roger Ailes (John Lithgow). There was Megyn Kelly (Charlize Theron), the anchor of one the most popular show […]
The Gentlemen Review
After many years away, Guy Ritchie returns to the gangster genre with his latest film The Gentlemen. Mickey Pearson (Matthew McConaughey) is an American crime lord who built up a cannabis empire in the UK. After many years in the business, Mickey decides to retire and sell his business to another American, Matthew Berger (Jeremy Strong). […]
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Review
The Disney trilogy of Star Wars films has come to an end and supposedly ends the Skywalker Saga. And like many films in the Star Wars franchises, it has divided the fan base. Since the events of The Last Jedi an old enemy has reappeared: the long-dead Emperor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid). Kylo Ren (Ben Driver), sets out to find Palpatine on the […]
Cats Review
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats was one of the longest-running musicals on the West End and Broadway. But the film adaptation was in development hell for years until now. What we got is the most ill-conceived big-budget films in a long time when adapting it. One-night Victoria the White Cat (Francesca Hayward) gets dumped in a bin bag […]
Little Women Review
Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women is seen as a classic piece of American literature and it has been adapted numerous times. Greta Gerwig’s all-star version is the eighth cinematic iteration. Josephine “Jo” March (Saoirse Ronan) is an aspiring writer living in New York City after the Civil War. When Jo receives a letter stating that her younger sister is […]
Frozen II Review
Frozen is arguably Disney’s most successful animated film, it certainly is from a financial standpoint. Disney has been milking that film ever since by making shorts, licensing the property, and now the first theatrical sequel for one of their famous princesses. Since the events of the first film, Arendelle has entered into a time of peace, […]
Jumanji: The Next Level Review
The 2017 sequel/soft-reboot of the Jumanji sequel was a surprise critical and commercial hit. A second sequel has been fast-tracked to provide more video-game based adventures. Since surviving Jumanji and the perils of high school, Spencer (Alex Wolff) has fallen into a deep depression. He is lonely at New York University, hasn’t communicated with his old friends […]